The Saudi Way

By

Simon Henderson

Updated Aug. 12, 2002 12:01 a.m. ET

The recent statement by Saudi Arabia's foreign minister that the U.S. will not be allowed to use Saudi soil to launch an attack on Iraq is further proof that the House of Saud is not our "ally" in the war on terror. Last month's Defense Policy Board briefing (as reported in the Washington Post) made a good point when it described Saudi Arabia as "active at every level of the terror chain." The Bush administration's attempts to distance itself from such statements will prove increasingly difficult as the truth...